Resolution of Pityriasis rubra pilaris induced ectropion with oral dexamethasone. A case report.

Autor: Fydanaki O; Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK., Rezq H; Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK., Sepetis AE; Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK., Joganathan V; Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Orbit] 2024 Feb 06, pp. 1-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 06.
DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2024.2311657
Abstrakt: An 82-year-old male presented with generalised Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) managed initially by dermatology team. The patient did not respond to first- and second-line treatment, including oral acitretin, steroid creams, and methotrexate, and developed bilateral cicatricial ectropion, for which he was referred to oculoplastic team for surgical management. A head injury resulting in subacute subdural haematoma, managed with a week course of low dose oral dexamethasone, resulted in the improvement of his skin condition and complete resolution of the cicatricial ectropion within a few weeks. Thus, systemic treatment of PRP with oral dexamethasone may be considered sooner in the treatment of cicatricial ectropion in similar cases.
Databáze: MEDLINE